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May 21, 1935. H. SEBELL` `2,002,457

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'May 21, 1935. v H. sEBELL 2,002,457

CAN V Filed June 5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May `21, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAN Harry Sebell, Boston, ltiasl., assigner of one-hall to Arthur H. Parker, Lexington, Mass.

Application June 5, 1933, Serial No. .674,388 1 Claim. (Cl. 220-42) This invention relates to cans of the type which at said lower end the neck section has a double have a body section. and a seamless neck or thickness. This portion of double thickness is cover-receiving section secured to the body secthat which sets into the upper end of the body tion with a double lock seam and arranged to section I. Y

5 form an extension of the body section and thus One way of making the neck section is shown 5 add to the capacity of the can. in Figs. l and 2. The blank of sheet metal may One of the objects of the invention is to proilrst be formed into the shape shown in Fig. l so vide a novel can of this type in which the lower as to present the vertical cylindrical seamless por` end of the neck section sets into and has an overtion 6 and thelaterally-extending seaming flange 10 lapping relation with the top of the body section i which is connected tothe vertical portion 6 by l0 ther'eby adding to the strength of the can at the curved portion 8 that is situated below the the double lock seam connection. s eamingflange. The two sides of this curved por- Another object of the invention is to provide tion 8 may then be folded together as shown in a can of this type in which the portion of the Fig. 2 to present the two ply or double thickness body section immediately below the neck section portion 4 below the seaming flange 1. 15

has the same interior diameter as the neck sec- The body section I is made in any Suitable or tion and co-operates with the seaming chuck for usual way with an outwardly-extending seeming aligning the body section and neck section durange I8 at its upper edge- In making the bOdy ing the formation of the double lock seam. section I, however, the upper part 5 thereof is In order to give an understanding of the inmade of the correct size to receive the lower two- 20 vention I have illustrated in the drawings a seplyportion 4 of the neck section 2 so that when t ieoted embodiment thereof which will now be the neck section and body section are assembled described after lwhich the novel features will be with their seeming flanges 1, I8 in meting rele` pointed out in the appended claim. tion as shown in Fig. 4 the portion 4 of the neck Fig. l is a view showing the neck section of the section 2 below the seaming flange I will t into 25 can in one of its stages of formation; the part 5 of the body section I. With the neck Fig, 2 is a sectional view showing the neck section and body section thus assembled the two section ready to be assembled to the body section; Seaming flanges are 1'011ed together t0 ferm the Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the double lock seam 3. This is done in any suitable body section ready for assembly with the neck way such as by introducingaseaming chuck Sinto 30 section; the aligned neck section and body section and Fig. 4 shows the neck section and body section 'Ehen acting 0n the aligned seeming flanges 7, I8 assembled and illustrates the first step in the with. a seeming roll I0 of any suitable construcformjng of the double 100k seam connection betin. The 1011 herein Shown issimilar in COI)- tween the two Sections; struction to that illustrated in my co-pending 35 i Fig. 5 is a partial sectional View showing a applieatOn, SeYa1N0.669,127, led May 3, 1933. completed can embodying my invention with the The seamlng chuck 9 not only forms a backing cover closing the open end of the can. for the body section and neck section I and'Z dur- A Can'bOdy embodying my invention is formed ing the forming of the double lock seam but it also 40 With the bOdy SeCtOn en@ the neck Section 2, serves to align the body section and neck section these SWG Sections being unlted With the double and hold them in alignment whue the double lock lock seam indicated generally at 3. The neck seam is formed. For this purpose I propose to sect-'lon forms an extnslon of' the body sectmn make the portion of the body section I immediateand adds to the Capacty of @he can ly below the neck section 2 of the same diameter One feature of the invention relates to a conas the neck Section and to use al seaming chuck 9 struction wherein the lower end portion 4 of the which fits the neck section and this port1on of the neck section 2 nts into the upper part-5 of the body Section.

body section I so thatat the double lock seam the l upper end of the body section and the lower end As herein shown the body section 1s reduced 1n Vof the neck section have an overlapping relation.

The neck section is a seanness section and it is cated at II and the interior diameter of the porformed from sheet, metal which is pressed into tion II is the same as that of the neck section 2. shape to present the main cylindrical portion of Hence When the Seelnlng Chuck 9 is introduced the neck section 2 at the lower end of which the into the neck section and body sectlon 1t not only metal is bent back on itself as shown at 4 so that nts the interior of the neck section but also the 55 diameter immediately below the part 5 as indi- 50 interior of the portion I I of the body section and this serves to align the two sections I and 2 properly or the lock-seaming operation.

Th lock seam is formed by rolling the mating seaming anges 1 and I8 downwardly so that the lock seam itself overlies the overlapping portions of the body section and neck section. This structure strengthens the can at this point and yet provides a can having a seamless neck section which is united to the body section with a double lock seam and which also forms an extension of the body section and adds to the capacity of the can. I2 indicates a cover or closure of the plug type by which the can may be closed, this closure having a tight frictional t with the seamless neck section 2. a

One advantage of a can made in this way is that the neck has an opening of the full diameter of the can and which is free from any shoulders which interfere in any way with draining the contents of the can when the latter is emptied.

Cans of this type are frequently used for packaging paint and it is a common practice for a painter to use the paint directly from the can.

A paint can embodying my inventionhas the further advantage that it is entirely free from cover-receiving grooves which become lled with paint during the operation of wiping the brush on the top edge of the can.

A paint can with a seamless neck embodying my invention has a full width opening and will thus accommodate a. larger brush than a can of the same size but having the construction now commonly found in paint cans.

v I claim:

A can having a body section and a seamless neck section forming an extension of the body section and adding to the capacity of the can, the material forming the side walls of the neck section belng bent back on itself with the two plies in contact with each other, said two-ply portion of the neck section fitting into the upper portion of the body section, and said neck section and body section being secured together by two outwardly-extending contacting seaming flanges, one on the neck section and the other on the body section, which are rolled together to produce a double lock seam on the exterior of the cam, the lower end of the neck section and the portion of the body section immediately below the neck section having the same diameter and forming together a chuckengaging surface for engagement with a chuck during the rolling of the seaming anges to form the double lock seam.

HARRY SEBELL. 

